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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,538, dated December6, 1881.

Application filed October 27, 1581. (No model.) Patented in EnglandAugust 9, 1881.

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES HOOLEY, a subiectof the Queen of Great Britain, residing at No. 68 High Street,Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, England, coal-merchant, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in the construction of axleor grease boxes and fittings of railway and otheraxles for railwayrolling stock, tram-cars, and other vehicles, (for which I have obtainedprovisional protection inwGreat Britain, numbered 3,448, dated 9thAugust, 1881,) ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of two-part axle-boxesespecially adapted for railway-cars; and it has for its object toprovide means for obtaining ready access to the interior of the box, toexclude rain and dust, and to construct and connect the two partstogether in a novel and effective manner, as hereinafter described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

These improvements are carried out by dividingtheaxle-boxinto twoparts,onepartofwhich can be readily removed from the remainder in order toobtain access to the interior without removing the carriage from therails or lifting, hoisting, or raising the same. When thus opened thebox maybe cleansed or examined and the bearing-brasses adjusted orrenewed, whereby repairs, 830., are greatly facilitated.

' The movable part of the axle-box is made to slide upon the fixed partthereof by means of suitable tongues and grooves, and when pushed homeit is held in its place by means of one or more pins or screws, whichnot only perform this service, but also keep the brass or brasses in itsor their places. WVhen the upper part of the box is in its place thewhole box forms one rigid air and dust tight axle or grease box, dividedby a horizontal partition-into two parts. This partition has therein aslot to allow the grease to enter the lower chamber, and the axlebrassis immediately under this slot, and a. corresponding slot is made in thebrass-bearing in order to give the grease free access to the axle. Thebottom plate of the lower chamber is made removable by means of pins orscrews which are easily accessible. The upper outside portion of themovable chamber has a grooved diagonal door for inserting the grease,

the groove excluding rain and dirt, such grooved door being animprovement on the usual form.

The shoe-cap, bearing, or spring-carriage I so construct that the samemay be readily removed, repaired, or renewed, and at the same time toease the riding or action of the spring therein, and to prevent thefrequent breaking of such shoe-caps.

In order that my said invention may be more clearly understood,reference is herein made to the accompanying drawings, in which similarletters refer to similar parts in the several figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the grease-box complete. a is the grooveor slide into which the axle-guard fits. b is the lower or fixedchamber, and c is the upper or movable chamber. 01 is the lid thereto.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the box with the upper portion, 0, removed.This is effected by first removing the pin 9, when the part 0 can bedrawn or slid off and removed. The two sides of o are carried down oneach side of I), and there are two tongues, h h, cast upon I), as shown,which fit into grooves in c, as shown in Fig. 5 at h h.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the box, a a being the axle-guard grooves, and ii the recess in-Which the strap of the spring rests. on is the axle inFigs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 2, y being the journal of theaxle; It 70, the brass or bearing, in section; I, the slot through whichthe oil or grease runs to the journal '1 Z, the slot through the floorof c. lris also shown in Fig. 5, which is a sectional elevation of c,Fig. 1, and which is removed in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the inside end of the box nearest to thewheel, and Fig. 7 is an elevation of its outer end.

Fig.8 is a plan of my improved shoe-cap arrangement, and Fig. 9 is alongitudinal section of the same. It will be seen that I connect twocaps by a strip of metal, thereby making them in one piece. Thescrew-holes for attaching the caps to the wagon are outside the caps, asshown, thereby enabling the caps to be removed without first taking offthe spring.

Having now described the nature and object of my said invention and themeans whereby it is to be carried out, I wish it to be under- I perslidable part, 0, slotted in its bottom and stood that what I claim, anddesire to be secured to me by the hereinbefore in part recited LettersPatent, is-- 1. The herein-described two-part axle-box, comprising theparts I) and c, detachahly connected together by a tongue-and-grooveconnection, and provided with passages for the grease, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination, with the axle-journ al, of the two-part axle-box,comprising the lower part, b, with bearings 70 and slot 1, and theupconnectcd with the lower part by ton gue-andgroo've connection, thesides of the said upper part being extended down to embrace the sides ofthe lower part of the box, and said upper part being'also provided witha lid, d, substantially as described.

JAMES HOOLEY.

Witnesses:

CORNELIUS LAW, JAMES E. BoND.

